Record-sheet holder and sheets therefor



Dec. 18, 1928.. 1,695,699

' W. A. RINGLER moon!) SHEET HOLDER AND SHEETS IBEREFOR Filed May 12, 1924 5 INVENTOR 4. grew; 91 z Patented Dec. 18, 1928 UNITED. STATES,

PATENT oFF1c'E.- r

WILLIAM A. RINGLER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBE- WERNIGKE" 00., A CQ RPORATION OF. OHIO.

RECORD-SHEET HGLDER AND SHEETS Application filed. May 12, 1924. Serial No. nae-02. I

My present invention comprehends a novel construction of a sheet-holder, and a novel construction of sheets which can be readily assembled with respect to said holder. The

sheet holder is adapted to be secured in a binder ofthe post or ring type, and it is provided with sheet-securing means whereby both sides of the sheet-holder can be utilized to carry the sheets. i

It further comprehends a novel construc; tion of a sheet-holder having folds or flaps to retain the sheets in position'and provided with means to secure the folds in their folded position. o Y 7 It further comprehends a novelconstrue tion of a sheet having a fold or flap at one end which is secured to the .bodyportion of the sheet by means of a fastening device which latter serves to space the sheets from each other when. assembled so that the upper or title-receiving portion of all the sheets will be visible. I

The sheets can be of different widths with out affecting the visibility of. the record sheets. I

7 Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

V For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown'in the accompanying drawing, a typical embodiment of it, which, in practice, willgive reliable and satisfactory results. It is however to be understood that this embodiment is typical only and that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged V and organized, and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and-organization of these instrumentalities as herein setforth. v p

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of a sheet holder andsheets embodying my invention. I p V Figure 2 representsa section on line 22 of Figure 1, for the sake of clarityin illustration, only two sheets, one at each side of the holder, being shown. V y a Figure 3 represents a top plan view of assembled. sheets. v Figure 4 represents a top plan view of la portion of the sheet-holder with the sheetlocking elements in their open position.

the opposite direction.

sheet 7 has one of its marginal'edge portions bent over to form a lockingfiap 8, andthis in their folded position.

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' Figure 6 represents a section on line 66 of Figure 1. r 7

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts. v

Referring to the drawings v i. '1 designates a record sheet holder embodying my invention. The sheet-holder 1 includes a sheet or leaf 2 havingspaced aper tures ,3 in order to adapt it to be assembled in a loose leaf binder of the usual type, such as for example, a binder which is of the ring type or one, which is provided with posts adapted to pass through the aperturesBQ The sheet holder further includes a sheet 4. which is secured by adhesive or other means to the sheet 2 and at opposite edge portions o i it is provided with aligning and securing means for the record sheets. This also reinforces the sheet 2. At each of its o posite. ends the sheet 4 isprovided with a fold or flap 5 and a narrower foldv or looking flap 6,

which is turned inwardly towards the attached sheets 2 and 4: and which extends re versely to the wlder flap 5, to form within the pocket or channel formed by the latter, a. shallower pocket or'channel which opens. in

When these flaps 5 and 6 are in their folded position the record sheets 7 are secured in aligned position.

These record sheets are preferably of the samelength, but, if desired, they' may be of variable width asis shown,

for example, by the arrows in Figure 3. Each flap is secured to the body portion of the sheet by means of a fastening device 9 which may be of any desired character and which as illustrated is shown as a? conventional type securing cl1p or fastener.

n will be noted that the locking flap 8 has a straight edge and is of equal width entirely across the end of the record sheet 7, and that the fastener 9' is substantially spaced away from the free edge of the locking flap 8, to leave afree margin of considerable width, the fasi as nearer to theline' of fold of the flap than to the free of the flap 8 will interlock with the locking clips 11 which are pivoted at 12 to the sheets 2 and 4. One flange of the U-shaped clip is provided with an inwardly deflected or indented portion 13 forming a rounded projection which is adapted releasably to interlock with a recess or aperture 14 in the fold 5.

In order that the fold 5 and flap 6 can be readily folded into their locking position, the weakened lines 15 may be provided, see Figure 4.

It will be apparent that in my present construction, record sheets can be assembled on both sides of the record-holding sheet or leaf 1. The oppositely disposed clips 11 are moved outwardly, and the fold 5 and the locking flap 6 are unfolded or moved into. their open position. The record sheets 7 are assembled as shown in Figure 3 and the folds or flaps 8 are substantially the same width or slightly less width than the width of the fold 5, so that the record sheets 7 will be accurately aligned when the locking flap 6 of the recordsheet holder or support is folded under them as clearly shown in Figure 2. The clips 11 are then moved inwardly into their locking position, and their locking portions 13 interlock with the recesses or apertures 14.

Any record sheet can be readily removed or reinserted, the locking clips being first unlocked and the locking flap 6 raised. They can also be adjusted towards the top or bottom of the record-sheet holder 1, as may be desired.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my preesnt invention can be economically manufactured as the sheets 2 and 4 can be of any desired material, such as for example cardboard or press board, and the clips 11 can be cheaply and economically blanked out from sheet stock.

It is obvious that various modifications may he made in the construction shown in the drawings and above particularly described, Within the principle and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A plurality of record sheets, each consisting of a sheet of material having at one end a fold extending transversely of the sheet, and a securing clip for each sheet to retain its fold against the juxtaposed portion of its sheet and to determine the amount of visihil ity of its sheet whereby when the sheets are assembled by nesting their folds one within the other the top edge of the fold of one sheet will have its relative lateral adjustment with the sheet above it limited in one direction by the clip of said sheet above it 5111i thus dctermine the visibility of the sheet above it.

2. A record sheet holder, comprising a sh ect of material havin folds, record sheets folded at one end, and fastening devices to secure said record-sheet folds to the body portion of their record sheets, said fastening devices serving spacing elements for assembled record sheets to cause their upper portions to be visible, one of said record-sheet-holder folds being adapted to be folded under said record-sheet folds to secure them in aligned position with each other.

3. A device for holding record sheets comprising a supporting sheet having a free margin thereof provided with a series of openings for loose leaf binding purposes, and means carried by the supporting sheet for holding record sheets on both sides of the supporting sheet, said means comprising an inwardly extending outer flap overlying the outer margin of the supporting sheet at one side thereof, an inner locking flap of less width than the said outer flap carried thereby to extend in a reverse direction thereunder,

releasable securing means for maintaining both of said flaps in sheet-holding position, another outer flap overlying the other side of the supporting sheet and extending away from the said free margin thereof towards its outer margin, an inner locking flap of less width than the latter flap carried thereby to underlie the said latter flap and extend in a reverse direction thereto, and releasable seeurin means for maintaining the latter flap and t 1e locking flap carried thereby in sheet holdin position.

4. T e invention defined in claim 3, in which said releasable securing means comprise clips carried by and movably mounted on said supporting sheet to have releasable clamping engagement'with said outer flaps.

5. A record sheet folded over entirely across one of its end margins to provide a locking flap extending transversely from edge to edge of the sheet, and a fastening device securing said flap in its folded condition and sufficiently spaced from the free edge thereof to provide thereon a locking margin of substantial width, whereby a plurality of such record sheets may be assembled in a series with their folded margins in successive closely nested relation and said fasteners will serve as stops to limit the relative movement of the sheets so that they will overlap with a visible margin exposed on each record sheet and the said free margins of the flaps of the assembled sheets between, the free edges of these flaps and said fasteners may be utilized holding flap on the other side of said sheet extending away from the opposite margin of the sheet to overlie the latter, a locking flap extending from the holding flap in an opposite direction to underlie the latter and of less width, and, mounted on each side of. said sheet, a series of overlapping record sheets having their adjacent end margins folded over to provide nested locking flaps thereon which are engaged by and inters looked with a holding flap and a locking flap on the said sheet. 1

7. A holding device for record sheets includinga holder sheet having each of two of its opposite margins folded over the sheet in opposite directions to form a holding flap on each of its opposite sides and having the" free'margin of each of said holding flaps folded under to form a locking flap of: less width than the holding flap.

8. The invention defined in claim 7, in combination with a supporting sheet to which said holder sheet is secured and which has a free'margin for binding purposes projecting beyond the holder sheet. I

9. The invent-ion defined inclaim 7, in combination with releasable clips for clamping the opposite ends of each of the holding flaps and locking flaps in their folded sheet-holding position. r j

10. A record device comprising a holder sheet having each of two of its opposite margins folded over the sheet in opposite directions to form a holding fiapon each of its opposite sides and having the free margin ofeach of said holding flaps folded under to form a locking flap of less width than the holding flap, a supporting sheet to which said holder sheet is secured and which has a free 'margm for binding purposes PIOJQCtlIlg beyond the holder sheet, two series of overlapping record sheetsof which one such series is carried at each-side of the holder sheet with adjacent end margins of the record engaged by and interlocked with a holding,

flap and a locking flap of the holder sheet, and releasable, clips for clamping the opposite ends'of each of the holding flaps and locking flaps in their. folded sheet-holding position. v V V 11. Ah'olding device for record sheets comprising a supporting sheet, a holder sh'eetseextending inwardly. from the outer edge of the latter and terminating so as to leave a free inner margin on the supportingsheet which margin is provided ,witha series of openings for loose leaf binding purposes, a holding flap formed on the outer marginvof the holder sheet to fold'over the outer margin of the supporting sheet, a locking flap formed on the free margin of the holdingflap cured on one side of the supporting sheet and a to fold under the latter, another holding flap formed on the inner margin of the holder sheet to fold over the latter, a lockingfiap formed on and to fold under the free marof releasable clips pivoted on said sheets for clamping the oppositeends of each of the holding flaps and locking flaps in their folded sheet-holding position.

12; The inventiondefined in claim 11, in

combination with a series of overlapped rec- 0rd sheets adjacent end margins of which are provided with folded-over nested locking flaps which are releasably engaged by and interlocked with one of said holding flaps and V gin of the latter holding flap, and a plurality the locking flap carried thereby, a similar seheld by the other said holding flap and its ries of like record sheets likewise releasably locking flap, and for .each of said record sheets a fastenlng dev ce securing itslocklng flap 1n folded oondltion to serve as a stop for V limiting the extentof overlap of the sheets of the series and positioned to leave a free margin of said locking flap of sufficient width tobe engaged by thelocking flap carried by one of said holding flaps provided'on' the holder sheet. I

13. A record sheet having a rectilinear edge at one end the margin of which is folded over to form a locking flap of equal width en- 7 tirely across that end of the sheet,and a fastening device securing'the flap in its folded. condition located adjacent oneend of the flap and nearer to the line of fold of'saidflap than sheets folded over to provide nested, lockingflaps thereon which for each such series are e to its free edge. 

